, 1887-09-01

AASG NuO hOGluu shake the hand OF
his oittsrest eneay these times isn't
sorthy to enjoy prosperity.
No one can longer doubt that Gro
ser Cleveland is a candidate for re
nomination. When he was elected
hsjaaid he would not ruA again-but
'ths white house has a fascination for
every man who ever entsrs it as pro
prietor. No attempt is longer made
To conceal the presidents ambition.
II you watch Port Townsend you
gill see the spokes in our wheel of
fortune flying past at "a rapid rate
hereafter. Our railroad boom has a
solid foundation, and nothing is more
indicative of the business intentions
Of its promoters than their persistent
secrecy. Nothing is given out by
them for publication. 1t is CLEANED
by industrious news gatherers.
Pert ToWnsend's railroad, and her
university, and her electric lights, and
her nsW hotel, and her street railway,
and her water system, and her roll
Ing mills, and dry dock, and machine
shsps, and foundry, and saw mills
sad factories, and government build
iags, and Notifications, &c, &c., will
fsra pretty healthy nucleus to build
6 city upon, won't they? How much
fer corner lots today?
Ne ssnsible man would grumble
as the discharge Of republican en-
plsysss in government service, and
alIsS thsir places with democrats,
vs<s il not for the fact that a pre-
kssss In made that no one shall be
disRisssd for political reasons. Drop
The mask and make q clean breast of
IL Aad there will be 10 trouble about
A-sxsspt broken pledges. The ele-
meat Of hypocrisy viii have been
sliainstsd.
Pert Townsend needs big, hotel
sisk Ill the late attachments. We
zast advertise ourselves abroad as a
oisy prepared with accommodations
es.szst kks most fastidious. A gem
uenaR from Portland says that
travellers aed tourists are invaribly
tsld to stop ct Tacoma or else go to
visasris- Thus many thousand dol,
ls<s are diverted from US that would
ssAs-viss naturally gravitate here.
Us essst have the hotel.
Phs Tacoma Ledger is making a
big "blew" about the extensive brick
eesssgs Of that city. 1t claims
about 1,TOo feet-a large part ot
sbisk il not yet reality, viz: being
Seiit or else in prospect. Fort
Townsend don't bu. on any airs in
this line, and is not nearly as large as
Tacoma: but an ARGUS reporter today
ssantsd up total frontage of brick
ead stone amounting to something
eysz 600 feet. We don't count what
there 10 in prospect; if we did, the
Atsls Mushroom railroad town up al
Commencement Bay wouldn't be a
sirsumstanee. When it comes to
sslidity, the port of entry is not
ashamed of her showing.
The banking firm of Harvey, Fish
. Sons. New York, is sending cires
lars to various leading newspapers
srging them to advocate the payment
ef the national debt, with the surplus
ssE In the treasury. There are
aeslE The streasury department build
lag $40, ,000. 900, which applied to the
Sablie debt would make a handsome
<adzotion. What harm would it dc
esaiseurse this amount and displaee
q Like amount of inactive and com
Sarstissly unproductive bonds? II
Ueale be healthy to have about that
sasratof new blood injected into
sAs SYSTEM OF the body polite, and
fsFse4 In manufactures and CONNER
aal snterprisas. After all, what is
sAs use OF lessening the revenue un-
sxlthoss bonds are out of the way
Lf government will build coast de-
fsasas and pay her debts she will
have Rsa enough for her revenue. A
aiid subsidy to commerce would be
Viss. A few more cruisers would be
fashionable il not useful; but debt
paying would probably be the best
Poszibis use Of the money now Oh
ksRA
fhs Olympia prohibition party
sssss te be going to pieces already
What is the trouble? Ordinarily il
aigkb have bean lusty, squallins
Ntsas By this time, fast growing tc
proportions that would enable it to
deg ever the nicely built play houses
sf bath the Older parties. The great
trouble with thsss third party move
Acata /. that while their first mani
tsststi0R of lito is always vigorous
Absss at both the old political parties
tor Inconsistency and denagoguery,
&sy ara themselves invariably cen
SsEtaa speedily into hobby horses by
Designing and ambitious demagogues
vhs ssat to ride. All this, compiled
With the fact that third party chances
&r accomplishing anything beyond
the privilege Of standing up and be
isg counted" arc exceedingly small,
nake nsAy sincere believers in their
osteRsihls doctrines hesitate about
aesssGAs-former party associations
d hesrszs identified with them.